Healthy communities are the backbone of strong neighborhoods that can stimulate economic growth and provide the stability necessary for WNY individuals and families to live, work and play.
Earning capacity and savings are the basis for alleviating physical poverty. When one can provide for his/her family, dignity and self-worth is restored.
Education is the surest way out of poverty. Our initiatives include community-wide and school-based programming as well as targeted educational interventions to promote academic excellence from birth to college.
Neighborhood revitalization plays a key role in advancing communities to tackle poverty. We bring together residents, businesses, government and all other community stakeholders to explore opportunities to build thriving, vibrant communities.
We help to break the cycle of poverty through adult education and workforce development. We provide access to the training, tools and job opportunities that will lead to career opportunities throughout WNY.
Since 1971, the Drug Abuse Research and Treatment Program (DART) has treated individuals addicted to opiate drugs using a variety of rehabilitating services, and through linkages with other human services providers.
The Center Services locations are committed to building vital and healthy communities through a variety of services such as: advocacy and outreach; capacity-building; translation services and other initiatives that can strengthen citizen participation and connect vital groups in the community.
The CAO Sports P.L.U.S. Program creates a youth recreational and Youth sport culture that will render productive student athletes through “The Power of Sport and Recreation.”
In Employment and Training we strive to help families as well as individuals improve the quality of their lives through programs and services that support their emotional and financial well-being.
Our Emergency and Family Services Department provides short-term assistance to individuals and families during an emergency or crisis that threatens their ability to maintain basic needs – food, clothing, and shelter.
The Masten Resource Center features our Better Schools Better Neighborhoods (BSBN), Better Buffalo Fund and Streetscape Project, Pathstone Enterprise Center, Inc. and Block Club Development services as well as many other useful services.
CAgrO is an education & engineering greenhouse and market garden in Buffalo. The center offers employment training and agriculture education to students.
Our Head Start/Early Head Start program provides infant/toddler and preschool services to children and families throughout Western New York.
Serving over 2,500 school-aged youth and families a year across the region, the Youth Services Department’s goal is to take a holistic approach to the growth and development of the youth of Erie and Niagara County with the goal of promoting self-sufficiency.
CAO’s focuses on quality-of-life issues, all contributing to vibrant and thriving communities that individuals and families want to work, live, play in.
The New Ventures Housing Program addresses the affordable housing crisis in the areas we serve by providing housing assistance to low income families and individuals facing foreclosures or evictions.
This collaborative is a consortium of businesses, institutions, faith-based organizations, block clubs, schools, property owners, and residents that live or work in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park neighborhood, or stakeholders outside the community that are concerned about its growth and development.
The Center Services locations are committed to building vital and healthy communities through a variety of services such as: advocacy and outreach; capacity-building; translation services and other initiatives that can strengthen citizen participation and connect vital groups in the community.
In Employment and Training we strive to help families as well as individuals improve the quality of their lives through programs and services that support their emotional and financial well-being.